The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #145501 Message #3379001
Posted By: GUEST,Allan Conn
20-Jul-12 - 12:59 AM
Thread Name: Is it legal to video a group sing?
Subject: RE: Is it legal to video a group sing?
"Legal schmegal: if you don't want to be taped, say so!"
As far as guest artists go most seem happy enough to be filmed but Dick Gaughan ammounced on mic before her started playing in Kelso that if he saw any videos or cameras recording him then the set would end immediately. He would walk off. I thought it was a funny one. Fair enough if he didn't want filmed but what about the paying public? Should they lose out because one person produces a camera? Don't know if he'd have followed through as it wasn't tested.
As far as normal floor singers go we do have a non playing member who shoots lots of videos of others which end up on youtube. Mostly good fun, and most memebers don't mind, but again there have been issues where she seems to think the filming is more important than the what she is filming. Even had a lengthy stand off situation with one member at the mic refusing to start until she very reluctantly put the camera down. Seems just plain manners and common sense (ie less confrontational)to have prior consent rather than it being up to the performer to opt out!